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Ukrainian-Jewish refugee feels lucky she got out

Galina Volkovinskaya's family immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine in the late 1980s. Her family is Jewish, and they feel even more lucky to be out of Ukraine after learning that Jews are being forced to register with the pro-Russian militants there.

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Galina Volkovinskaya's family immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine in the late 1980s. Her family is Jewish, and they feel even more lucky to be out of Ukraine after learning that Jews are being forced to register with the pro-Russian militants there.